Brendan Francis Newnam Explained
Brendan Francis Newnam is a writer and radio host best known as the co-host of The Dinner Party Download with Rico Gagliano, produced by American Public Media.[1] [2]
Radio career
A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Brendan studied to be a lawyer at Temple University, where he was a Knight Media Fellow.[3] He got his start in radio as a producer for a local arts program at WRTI, and as a staff researcher for Fresh Air with Terry Gross.[4] Later he became a regular contributor to Marketplace[5] and Weekend America. He co-created and co-hosted the radio show and podcast The Dinner Party Download. The podcast was consistently ranked among the top 100 iTunes Podcast downloads.[6] The show was structured in several acts, mimicking the segments of a dinner party.[7]
In addition to his radio work, Brendan writes a travel column for CNN.[8]
He has been named one of Food & Wine magazine's "Big Thinkers Under 40".[9] He has been a judge on Top Chef Masters Season 3[10] and a guest on Rocco's Dinner Party.[11]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The Dinner Party. March 31, 2009. Eat Me Daily. January 23, 2013.
- Web site: The Dinner Party Download – About. American Public Media. January 23, 2013.
- Web site: About The Hosts. KPCC. January 23, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112604/http://www.publicradio.org/columns/kpcc/dinnerpartydownload/about-us.html. March 4, 2016. mdy-all.
- Web site: About Mr Newnam. University of California, Berkeley. January 23, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130626101709/http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/people/bnewnam/. June 26, 2013. dead.
- Web site: Brendan Newnam Reporter. Marketplace. January 23, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130210153458/http://www.marketplace.org/people/brendan-newnam. February 10, 2013. dead.
- Web site: iTunes Chart. iTunes Chart. January 23, 2013.
- Web site: About The Hosts. EMMA CHRISTENSEN. June 6, 2009. Apartment Therapy. January 23, 2013.
- Web site: Brendan Newnam Helps You Win Dinner Parties with Quick Wit and a Blue Blazer. Lizz Wasserman. July 12, 2011. Curbed. January 23, 2013.
- Web site: Brendan Newnam & Rico Gagliano: Public Radio Hosts. Food & Wine. January 23, 2013.
- Web site: Top Chef Masters Recap: The Dollar Menu May Get You In The End. The Gluttonous Ghost. January 23, 2013.
- Web site: Roccos Dinner Party. The New York Times. January 23, 2013.